Toughness, a Protection Paladin talent in WoW Forever
Toughness is a passive talent in row 1 of the Protection tree. It needs no points in Protection, so you can take it from level 10 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 5 ranks. It moved since Classic Era, from row 2, column 4 to row 1, column 2 of the Protection tree.
Toughness
5 ranks
Increases your armor value from items by 2%.
Every rank of Toughness
| Rank | Text |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Increases your armor value from items by 2%. |
| Rank 2 | Increases your armor value from items by 4%. |
| Rank 3 | Increases your armor value from items by 6%. |
| Rank 4 | Increases your armor value from items by 8%. |
| Rank 5 | Increases your armor value from items by 10%. |
Numbers in gold changed from the rank above.
Where it sits in the Protection tree
- Needs
- No prerequisite talent
- Unlocks
- No talent needs it
- Same row
- Row above
- None: this is the first row
- Row below (row 2)
Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Toughness.
Compared with Classic Era
Toughness moved from row 2, column 4 to row 1, column 2 of the Protection tree.
Position
Protection, row 2, column 4
Protection, row 1, column 2
Open the Paladin talent calculator
All Protection talents
- Toughness
- Redoubt
- Precision
- Guardian's Favor
- Anticipation
- Improved Seal of Fury
- Improved Righteous Fury
- Shield Specialization
- Sacred Duty
- Swift Judgement
- One-Handed Weapon Specialization
- Improved Hammer of Justice
- Templar's Bulwark
- Reckoning
- Iron Creed
- Holy Shield
The other Paladin trees: Holy and Retribution. Everything that changed for the Paladin since Classic is on the changes page.
Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.